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Tyre pressures

Post by techyreg » Thu Jan 25, 2018 12:12 pm

Have C7 RS6 wheels with Dunlop winter tyres 285 30 21 fitted to my RS7.
Can anyone tell me recommended tyre pressures displayed on RS6.
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Post by harrier » Thu Jan 25, 2018 12:30 pm

Hope this helps:-
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Re: Tyre pressures

Post by MikeFish » Thu Jan 25, 2018 2:02 pm

Mine are different to that
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Re: Tyre pressures

Post by Scotty C » Thu Jan 25, 2018 3:37 pm

techyreg wrote:
Thu Jan 25, 2018 12:12 pm
Have C7 RS6 wheels with Dunlop winter tyres 285 30 21 fitted to my RS7.
Can anyone tell me recommended tyre pressures displayed on RS6.
Ta!
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I am currently running my Dunlop Winters at 44 in the front and 42 in the back. Seems to work ok for me.
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Post by Anth » Thu Aug 23, 2018 10:56 pm

Bumping this, had a a nightmare yesterday and damaged my 285/30/21 contact 5P on a brick sticking out of some uneven ground ! Don't ask .
Anyway replaced fronts as was down to 4m anyway and got 42 front 40 rear . Was thinking u should be 38/35 maybe what are people running ?
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Re: Tyre pressures

Post by MikeFish » Fri Aug 24, 2018 12:12 am

I run 2 psi below what my Sticker says so 39 front and 36 rear.

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Post by chandler99 » Fri Aug 24, 2018 4:54 pm

MikeFish wrote:
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I run 2 psi below what my Sticker says so 39 front and 36 rear.
Interesting, whats the reason for that if you don't mind me asking?

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Post by MikeFish » Fri Aug 24, 2018 8:57 pm

It just feels better for me a bit lower than recommended. I ways run my audis a bit lower than the factory figures.

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Post by skirs6 » Fri Aug 24, 2018 9:28 pm

Ah well that’s voided your Audi warranty Mike 😂😂😂

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Post by MikeFish » Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:13 pm

Haha must be leaking a bit Mr Audi, was at normal psi last time I checked.

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Post by MikeFish » Fri Aug 24, 2018 10:13 pm

With my non audi approved Michelin.

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Post by Anth » Sun Aug 26, 2018 7:06 pm

Is there anyway to callabrate the software received from the sensor, I have 40 recorded on my two other devises and the car always is 2psi above?
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Post by Treg » Sun Sep 22, 2019 6:24 pm

Mine are at Front 41 and rear 38.

Same tyres as the op.

Does that sound ok?

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Re: Tyre pressures

Post by Scotty C » Sun Sep 22, 2019 6:42 pm

I run my winters on 42 at the front and 39 at the rear with an average load...
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Re: Tyre pressures

Post by Treg » Thu Sep 26, 2019 9:09 am

Just looking at the guide plate on my 2014 car it recommends 39 psi front and 35 psi rear with 285/30/21 tyres so I'm going to try that.

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